Recently VMware released vSphere 6.0 Update 2m, an officially supported Migration Tool. The Migration tool will automatically deploy a new vCenter Server Appliance 6.0 Update 2 and migrate configuration, inventory, and alarm data by default from a Windows vCenter Server 5.5. If your vSphere environment is leveraging a virtual distributed switch (VDS), it is The post Preparing for a vCenter Server Migration using the vSphere 6.0 Update 2m Migration Tool – Part 1 appeared first on VMware…Read More

One of my customers recently experienced a strange issue. One of their ESXi hosts had entered a problem state where Storage vMotion and vMotion were failing for all VMs on the host (vMotion was failing at 13%, which is an interesting spot). We initially noticed the issue when Storage vMotion repeatedly threw an error for one of their VMs: A general system error occurred: Failed to create journal file provider: Failed to open “/var/log/vmware/journal/…” for write: There is no space left on…Read More

Continuing from where we left off with deploying NSX controllers and preparing our hosts for NSX, now its time to deploy a logical switch and add virtual machines to it. A logical switch can be looked at as a logical broadcast domain to which virtual machines can be connected to. The segment IDs that are associated…Read More

Once you’ve deployed the NSX manager appliance and you’ve setup the registration with your vCenter, its time to deploy our controllers and being our host preparations for NSX. From the Networking & Security pane click Installation > Management. At the bottom you will see the NSX Controller nodes pane. Click the green + Click Select…Read More

The navigation tree, found in the left sidebar in vROps, is the primary way to move around your vROps environment. It is so much more than a simple navigation tree, including many unique features in the “Environment” section that may not be immediately obvious. Let’s look at some basics The post vROps Navigation Tree Tips and Tricks: The Basics appeared first on VMware Cloud Management .

Migrating from one vCenter Server to another traditionally has been a daunting task. Deploying and configuring a completely new vCenter Server while maintaining your existing one and coming up with a migration plan can be challenging. There are many factors to consider, including but not limited to the size of your environment, number of solutions The post vCenter Server Migration Tool: vSphere 6.0 Update 2m appeared first on VMware vSphere Blog .

Start your upgrade engines! The Workstation team is proud to announce general availability of VMware Workstation 12.5 Pro and VMware Workstation 12.5 Player! These updates are free for all VMware Workstation 12 Pro and Workstation 12 Player users. Buy or Upgrade Now! Users on Workstation 7 and greater are now eligible for upgrade pricing! Current […] The post Workstation 12.5 Pro and Player now available! appeared first on VMware Workstation Zealot .

VMworld 2016 US in Las Vegas is behind us and we are all preparing for VMworld 2016 in Barcelona. For those who didn’t have the possibility to visit VMworld US, VMware released for public viewing all VMworld sessions.